Total Distance: 8. 09 km

Elevation Gain: 1913 meters 

Total ascension : 1166 meters 

Hiking Time: 4 hours, 03 minutes

Difficulty: Difficult

Season: Summer

HIKE DATE: 08/01/2025

Mount Washington is the highest mountain in New Hampshire, as well as in the Northeast. This mountain is home to some of the world’s worst weather and is truly a beast to climb. 

There are several routes to the summit, and all of them are physically challenging. We started out this hike on Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail. The first 2 miles or so, was relatively flat and wet because it follows the Ammonoosuc River for the first half. Eventually we came to a beautiful waterfall and pool called the Gem Pool.

After the Gem Pool is when we really began to climb! The trail was steep and rough the rest of the way. Be prepared to climb steep section full of rock slabs and scrambles, but luckily we were rewarded shortly after this section with the Lake of the Clouds Hut. We enjoyed a snack there and then headed up to Mount Washington.

From the hut, it is about 1.5 miles up to the summit. Even if it was difficult and we were hiking along a rocky path. We just kept going because the whole time we could see the summit and we just wanted to get there.